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How bad of a decision is an e46 or e90? I’ve always wanted one secretly despite being an audi man for the last decade. Like how many issues am I going to deal with post purchase compared to an Audi of the same vintage (B6/B7/C5)? Anything in particular to look out for besides subframe? I was kind of looking at the E60 as well since it checks the manual transmission & AWD boxes for me, but man is that thing ugly KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Dec 15, 2018 |
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meatpimp posted:E60/E61 is a great option... what could go wrong?
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BraveUlysses posted:So GODDAMNED ugly that's what's wrong
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Combat Theory posted:Kotex saga of the exclusively worst German car decisions continues. NumbersMatching320 posted:nah, the E63 is way worse. I always found the E3 similarly awkward to look at but maybe that's just me. KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Dec 17, 2018 |
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Paradoxish posted:E46s are old now and you'll have to deal with old car poo poo, but the cars themselves are reliable. The M54 engines are legitimately bulletproof, and not in a "reliable for a used German car" kind of way either. Cooling system problems are honestly overblown (and very cheap/easy to address anyway) and subframes aren't an issue on the newer models. KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD fucked around with this message at 10:24 on Dec 19, 2018 |
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Dec 19, 2018 08:03
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It’s weird how the e92 is really sexy but the e90 sedan is super ugly. It almost seems deliberate.
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Dec 19, 2018 21:29
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beanieson posted:jeep wrangler
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Jesus it is hard to find an e92 xi in stick that hasn't been abused. Thought I found a good one at ~100k miles then ran a carfax, which is when I discovered the guy neglected to tell me it had hit a deer and a bunch of the panels got repainted.
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Paradoxish posted:This is my current hell as I burn through money on cheap rental cars. I'm also enjoying the e92 335s I keep coming aross where owners/dealers are demanding solid $4k premiums for 6-speeds and oh also the car has been sitting on the lot for like half a year because their pricing is insane.  Doesn't the 335 have loads of engine issues the 328 doesn't? That's why I've been looking at 328s instead.
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Dec 23, 2018 19:27
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Alarbus posted:Sure, but it doesn't necessarily have "loads" more issues. The N52 isn't exactly simple, or without it's own foibles. I mean I liked it a lot, but the lifter clatter is... interesting. e: why does this have to be an automatic  https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/d/boston-2008-bmw-335xi-18-miles/6772129691.html
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BraveUlysses posted:pre-LCI e90/91  
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Paradoxish posted:This post means that you're looking for cars roughly in the same market as me.
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Anyone know about the issues with potholes reported on the e9x? Is it just the RFTs, or a deeper design flaw? (I have no interest in driving on the RFTs, gently caress that poo poo.)
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People talk about an “exploding” sound on the e9x over potholes, which, yeah, I imagined was the suspension bottoming out.
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Dec 29, 2018 05:48
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Well good luck. I started looking at dealers in the South, because I love long drives and excruciating pain. They’re also all priced way out of proportion. No, your 109k mile BMW that hasn’t had any of the important work (HPFP...) done isn’t worth eleven thousand dollars, even - especially - in F150 land.
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Ok boys, quick take requested. I found an e92 335xi with huge sigh the N54, around 100k miles. Looking at the carfax...surprisingly the car doesn't appear to have had any major issues. Guy just had the water pump replaced, and the fuel injectors were done early on (as they should), and that's it. It has some extended warranty thru September of next year, but idk if I trust that. I'll have 3k left over budgeted for repairs. Is this a terrible decision and should I just wait for an N52 328xi to pop up instead so I don't have to deal with the N54 problems?
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Paradoxish posted:I think I just posted about this on the last page, but you seriously shouldn't let the old nav system stop you. Just replace it with one of these and call it a day. The older version of this is what I had in the e90 that I owned for like a year and it was absolutely perfect. I would have bought their E46 unit for my ZHP if I hadn't decided to stop putting any money into it before it got wrecked.
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Waffle House posted:Posting from outside my bmw. The lock tumbler has failed, please send coat hangers
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Jan 22, 2019 20:41
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BMW advises drivers to carry the window breaker tool on their person at all times.
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Jan 22, 2019 21:22
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For some reason BMW enthusiasts like to call white, black, silver, and grey "boring colors" then they go buy cars in Metallic Piss Yellow and Broccoli poo poo Green. White looks amazing on a well designed car like a BMW and don't let people tell you otherwise. Congrats on the purchase.
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Uthor posted:This is the photo from the sales page.
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Still haven’t found my e92 but yeah, I started looking at n52’s only because of all the insane n54 issues and the need to regularly walnut blast it, etc.
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Jan 30, 2019 17:48
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Supposedly every 30k. Remember kids, the faster car is the one that isn't in the shop fuckin constantly.
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beanieson posted:C4 Corvette digital dash is sweet too
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BraveUlysses posted:It's absolutely criminal how many e9x m3s are fuckin black. Horrible.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I am still working on a megapost for an E9X buyers guide. Is there interest in having one?
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How dumb is it to buy a blacked out and likely abused 328 for cheep? On the bright side (?) it only has ~80k and recently had VANOS, coils, ground strap, steering shaft & recalls done.
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E92 LCI. I think I can get them to 10k
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BraveUlysses posted:extremely meh I assume a PPI isn’t going to tell me enough to make up for that. I know the water pump is gonna fail in the next 20k. On the bright side seems like the PO did fit non runflat tires to it KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Mar 21, 2019 |
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Alarbus posted:I never did the window tint because Vermont was cold, but I did plasti dip my wheels black because salt and dirt made the finish a bit meh. Eventually when the wheels went egg shaped I just bought Apex ones in black.
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Paradoxish posted:Is $10k even a good price? Granted I haven’t been looking at e92s much and that mileage seems okay, but I’ve seen reasonably okay looking F30 328s for under $13k so $10k for an e92 328 that’s been beat on seems pretty questionable to me. I would think you could actually get a fairly nice one for that much. Sure the ones with ~100,000 miles sell for $7-8k, but 328xi/328i xDrives substantially below that are going for $8-13k, on the higher end for a stick and/or LCI (which is odd to me as the pre-LCI looks better IMO, and they kept using the pre-LCI design for the M3 coupe through 2014.)
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Residency Evil posted:Not the F31s, but the last gen E90s do:
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Residency Evil posted:That thing has been there for a year at least. Turns out there aren't very many people willing to pay 40k for an 8 year old 3 series wagon.
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BTW I am now referring to this color as "iMessage blue"Paradoxish posted:I've been ignoring it because other than the transmission it has nothing I want, but I'm getting desperate.   I'm at the point where I'm looking at cheap 100k-130k mile e92s because I just need a fuckin car and can't keep waiting around for the perfect low mileage one (and then miss out on it again.) KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD fucked around with this message at 17:27 on Mar 24, 2019 |
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Kotex e92 update: thought I had found a perfect one. ~75k, two owners, one of which was a corporate fleet for just a few months – regular oil changes at the dealer, etc. Clean CARFAX...except for one little problem: Dealer has zero information about this and won't pay for a third party inspection, but still wants me to pay full, non-accident-car price for the thing. Could have just knocked a couple bumpers off, or it could have been the whole front fascia is smashed in and all hosed up and repainted. 
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Cobalt60 posted:skip it gently caress the e92 market. I have been sitting on my rear end for four Goddamn months looking for one of these. I keep coming so, so close
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Popete posted:You should absolutely pay the fee for a PPI and frame inspection if you want that car. Not worth the risk to save a few bucks.
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